First of all, I should preface this by saying I’m no rocket scientist. Anyone who has ever seen me attempt to open a carton of milk can attest to this. But that doesn’t mean I can’t daydream. And today I’m daydreaming about how China could land on the moon as quickly and cheaply as possible. Within five years, let’s… »7/02/15 12:11pm 7/02/15 12:11pm

Government funding for space travel ain’t what it used to be. Private organizations are our best hope for exploring beyond Earth’s increasingly noxious atmosphere, and to get your cash they’re turning to Indiegogo and Kickstarter to fund ambitious space missions. Unfortunately, most of the projects are bonkers messes… »6/18/15 1:53pm 6/18/15 1:53pm

Right now, sitting unattended and unlocked, in a pretty empty neighborhood, are three of the most valuable cars ever built — the lunar rovers from the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions. Those sweet, sweet mesh-tire’d rides could be yours for the taking — if you only knew how to drive one. That’s where we can help. »5/06/15 10:10pm 5/06/15 10:10pm

There's been a bit of hooning on the moon before (Apollo 16, see below), but there's never been anything involving more than one wheeled vehicle that could really be thought of as a 'race.' But that looks like it's about to change, with the possibility of a three-way rover race coming in 2016. FINALLY. »2/24/15 12:02pm 2/24/15 12:02pm

Just a decade after entering the space race, China is headed to the moon. With the successful launch of a Long March rocket carrying the Chang'e 3 lunar lander earlier this morning, China is attempting to become the third nation in history to land (rather than crash) a spacecraft on the lunar surface. »12/02/13 4:45pm 12/02/13 4:45pm

I excavated this photo of an interesting US moon rover concept from a 1962 Hungarian science journal. I have not seen this prototype before, and sadly there is only a little info about it. »5/06/13 2:48pm 5/06/13 2:48pm

Some of life’s little surprises don’t reveal themselves until you find yourself shooting footage of the Moon at night with a Canon 5D Mark II attached to a huge-ass Meade Instruments LX200 telescope. It’s an airplane passing against the face of the Moon, its contrails black in the strange light. What a beautiful sight. »5/01/12 12:30pm 5/01/12 12:30pm

Editor's Note: This is the first of a new Jalopnik series called "Objects In Motion" where we pose car-related questions to our on-call physicist, Dr. Stephen Granade. This week we're asking him how to convert a car to work on the moon. —Ed.»1/31/12 12:00pm 1/31/12 12:00pm

Back in 1969, the Apollo 11 mission put mankind on the moon. It was a massive accomplishment. Two years later, though, people were getting bored. 40 years ago today, it become the moon buggy's job to make space fun again. »7/30/11 4:10pm 7/30/11 4:10pm

When NASA and Goodyear set out to develop a tire, they could not do so with the Earth in mind. This tire is Moon-bound and beyond, you see, where failure is not an option. »11/28/10 1:25pm 11/28/10 1:25pm

Today, forty years ago, mankind took a giant leap and stepped foot on the surface of our moon. It's a perfect time to celebrate with a look back at the Apollo 11 mission. »7/20/09 5:15pm 7/20/09 5:15pm

It's snowy weather in the Eifel mountains and there's not much to see on the ol' Ring cam, but a couple of German hoons thought they'd give a little moonlight show for anyone watching. »1/14/09 9:30am 1/14/09 9:30am

NASA today released photos of their strange-but-functional next-generation lunar rover concept: the Small Pressurized Rover. Built on the
NASA Chariot »10/29/08 12:00pm 10/29/08 12:00pm chassis, the futuristic rover is like a covered wagon for exploring new frontiers of the lunar environment. The SPR can be driven from inside without the need for space…

The collection of mechanical iconography and fine old junk that determines what is a hot rod and custom is at once ever changing and at the same moment forever etched in time - or sometimes a set of valve covers. A good lot of the very things visually say fast or custom grew from racing jalopies out on the street,… »12/09/06 10:10pm 12/09/06 10:10pm

We schlepped our draggin' bottom outta Pedro and on up to Whittier for the Mooneyes 2005 Christmas Party on Saturday, which was weirdly-enough held in the parking lot of the Sheriff's Academy. Do not ask us. We do not know. We did some elbow rubbing with the likes of J. Hetfield and Billy Gibbons and generally felt… »12/12/05 2:02pm 12/12/05 2:02pm